Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page


Table 57 - FAO Outlook Study On Wood Based Panels - Major Importers

Country or Territory

Product

1995 Product'n 1000 m³

1995 Imports 1000 m³

1995 Exports 1000 m³

1995 Consump'n 1000 m³

1995 Imports (%)

JAPAN

Plywood & Veneer

4789

5111

0

9900

51.63

Particleboard

1250

400

0

1650

24.24

MDF

400

500

0

900

55.56

OSB

0

260

0

260

100.00

Hardboard

103

5

0

108

4.63

Softboard

640

11

0

651

1.69

LVL

158

80

0

238

33.61

TOTALS

7340

6367

0

13707

46.45

CHINA

Plywood & Veneer

7668

2425

157

9936

24.41

Particleboard

4351

55

8

4398

1.25

MDF

589

32

7

614

5.21

OSB

0

3

0

3

100.00

Fibreboard

1328

91

65

1354

6.72

TOTALS

13936

2606

237

16305

15.98

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Plywood & Veneer

861

1308

100

2069

63.22

Particleboard

548

456

0

1004

45.42

MDF

590

82

17

657

12.48

OSB

0

30

0

30

100.00

Fibreboard

24

19

0

43

44.19

LVL

0

3

0

3

100.00

TOTALS

2023

1898

117

3806

49.87

TAIWAN PROVINCE OF CHINA

Plywood & Veneer

430

730

0

1160

62.93

Particleboard

60

240

0

300

80.00

MDF

0

376

0

376

100.00

OSB

0

3

0

3

100.00

Fibreboard

0

68

0

63

100.00

LVL

0

2

0

2

100.00

TOTALS

490

1420

0

1905

74.54

CHINA, HONG KONG SAR

Plywood & Veneer

10

1004

630

384

97.18

Particleboard

40

132

155

17

100.00

MDF

0

120

117

3

100.00

Fibreboard

0

25

15

10

100.00

LVL

0

3

0

3

100.00

TOTALS

50

1283

917

416

97.37

SINGAPORE

Plywood & Veneer

65

494

295

264

93.46

Particleboard

0

48

25

23

100.00

MDF

0

41

20

21

100.00

OSB

0

5

2

3

100.00

Fibreboard

0

11

8

3

100.00

LVL

0

2

0

2

100.00

TOTALS

65

601

350

316

95.26

SIX LEAD IMPORTERS

TOTALS

23904

14175

1621

36455

38.88


Previous Page Top of Page Next Page